2017 Archive

Freestyle Love Supreme and South African Koeksisters

Design News • 31 Jan 17

Hip hop improv crew Freestyle Love Supreme is coming to Design Indaba 2017. They're looking forward to koeksisters, we're looking forward to spontaneous jams. >
SA directed adidas Originals ad calls for the past to be a creative canvas for the future

Design News • 31 Jan 17

A first for a South African-directed ad, the new adidas Originals global campaign “Original Is Never Finished” got millions of hits in its first couple of days. >
Tinker Friday: Meet Cairo-based tinkerer Dina Amin

Next Generation • 27 Jan 17

Egyptian designer Dina Amin takes apart everyday objects to create stop-motion shorts for her project Tinker Friday. >
Why children’s drawings matter

Design News • Duration: 02:32 • 27 Jan 17

Researchers explore the often overlooked importance of childhood scribbles. >
Lernert & Sander: Smells like Everything

Lookbook • 25 Jan 17

Artists and filmmakers Lernert & Sander create exquisitely detailed conceptual films. Subjects include the smell of everything and the sound effects of fashion. >
New wind turbine mimics the hummingbird

Design News • 24 Jan 17

Biomimicry is nature’s way of letting us know that it already has all the answers. >
Your dead body in a dinner set and other ceramics

Design News • 18 Jan 17

Chronicle Cremation Designs combines human remains and ceramic art. >
Watch: South Africa's Spinach King talks healthy living

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:07:41 • 17 Jan 17

South African social entrepreneur Lufefe Nomjana, known as the Spinach King, opened the first health food cafe in Khayelitsha township. >
Antoine Tempé: Documenting West African culture

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:10 • 13 Jan 17

French photographer Antoine Tempé has been living in Dakar, Senegal and works on portraits and documenting contemporary West African culture. >
The Micro Wind Turbine: A portable, collapsible energy source

Product Spotlight • Duration: 01:21 • 9 Jan 17

This compact turbine is perfect for a nomadic lifestyle. >
Molly Keogh: West African textiles, contemporary style

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:48 • 6 Jan 17

We talk to the designer behind the Accra-based fashion brand Osei-Duro. >

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